For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Ana Fernández-Arcos, ​​42, is a neurologist specializing in sleep medicine and a researcher at the Pasqual Maragall ...

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may actually be working against the brain.

Sleepwalking shows us that a person's consciousness is not one dimensional. Rather, it has many unique flavors.

Eugene Aserinsky never wanted to study sleep. He tried being a social worker, a dental student, and even did a stint in the army as an explosives handler. He enrolled at the University of Chicago to ...

While it is certainly true that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep functions, in part, to promote a healthy waking mind, there are compelling reasons to believe that the opposite is the case as well: the ...

Published last week in the medical journal Sleep, the study found that the presence of pink noise at night reduced REM (rapid eye movement) sleep – the stage when most vivid dreams occur and memory, ...

Rather than promoting better quality sleep, pink noise and other ambient noises may harm sleep quality more generally.

Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines. However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of Pennsylvania ...

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania suggests pink noise, a popular sleep aid, may actually decrease vital REM ...